Massive traffic jams pester commuters in Srinagar

Srinagar, Apr 12: Various areas of the summer capital faced massive traffic jams on Friday taking toll on commuters.

Commuters said that various areas including Boulevard, Nishat, Habak, Khanyar, Hazratbal, Dalgate, MA Road, Sanat Nagar witnessed traffic jams.

“As the authorities know there is a huge traffic influx during festivals, there should have been additional cops on the ground to manage traffic” Sajid Ali, a commuter, said.

The locals said that traffic jams are getting worse with each passing day owing to dilapidated roads in Srinagar as well. They said the dug-up roads have made navigation through Downtown and other Srinagar areas inconvenient.

“Nowpora road has been thrown open for traffic despite having open manholes and crates. This poses a risk of accidents,” said Abdul Hamid, a commuter.

The commuters said that in the absence of traffic management, riders and minors with vehicles had a free run on the roads. SSP Traffic City, Muzaffar Ahmad Shah said that in view of Eid, there was a huge influx of traffic, which resulted in traffic jams.

“Over the past week, there have been holidays, and gardens like the tulip garden witnessed a huge rush, which also triggered traffic jams in other routes. We are doing our best to ensure smooth traffic flow, and in the next couple of days, there will be a visible change in traffic jams. We are monitoring the situation and deploying our resources accordingly,” Shah said.